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2 November 2024

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Tyler, The CreatorChromakopia

"‘It has depth, it has worldbuilding, but just as importantly, it has some absolute bangers, too" (10/10 - Dork). "it's as free as he's ever sounded" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit)

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Mount EerieNight Palace

"A record of such substance that it takes a few listens to really make sense he’s produced one of his best yet" (9/10 - The Line Of Best Fit). "He’s produced one of his best yet" (8/10 - Far Out)

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Laura MarlingPatterns in Repeat Signed

"Both stunningly intimate and endearingly raw" (10/10 - DIY). "A homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career" (8.3/10 - Pitchfork). "Simple, graceful, moving, tender" (9/10 - Uncut)

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Christopher OwensI Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

"Potentially one of the year’s best records" (10/10 - DIY). "A must-listen for anyone who’s ever been in the type of love that doesn’t always get a light shone on it" (9/10 - Northern Transmissions)

Ezra CollectiveDance, No One's Watching

"This is truly a fresh musical experience, rather than being just another jazz record" (9/10 - Far Out). "A joyful reminder of music’s ability to bring people together, to move us, and to make us dance" (8/10 - Clash)

Jamie xxIn Waves

"Blistering return from dance’s master craftsman" (10/10 - The irish Times). "Jamie xx has delivered a masterpiece that will linger long after the last beat fades" (9/10 - Clash)

Floating PointsCascade

"Cherish it while you can, before he sets off on a completely different tangent once more" (8/10 - Far Out). "Easily the most successful work he's made as a dance producer" (8/10 - All Music)

MJ LendermanManning Fireworks

"A collection of caricatures ballooned by empathy, bruised egos, and lovable self-destruction" (9.2/10 - Paste). "It's the release he's been waiting for since the first utterances of the album" (9/10 - Exclaim)

Nick Cave And The Bad SeedsWild God

"The dark intensities are leavened by something peculiar in Cave’s oeuvre: joy" (8/10 - The Arts Desk). "The joy after the storm" (8/10 - The Irish Times)

Gillian Welch & David RawlingsWoodland

"The intuitive bond between the two musicians remains at the forefront of their terrific new album, full of quiet adventures and clear empathy" (8/10 - Pitchfork)

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7.3

The Chemical Brothers

Further

Seventh studio album from electronic duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, billed as an "audio-visual experience"

Added: 28/05/2010
7.3

The 2 Bears

Be Strong

Upbeat classic house on the debut album from Hot Chip's Joe Goddard and London DJ Raf Rundell

Added: 20/01/2012
7.3

Steve Gunn

The Unseen Inbetween

Latest release from the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and former member of Kurt Vile's backing band The Violators

Added: 15/01/2019
7.3

Six Organs of Admittance

Asleep on the Floodplain

Latest album of new folk in the epic discography of band leader Ben Chasny

Added: 18/02/2011
7.3

Shelby Lynne

Revelation Road

Album number eleven from the Grammy Award-winning country / pop singer-songwriter

Added: 17/10/2011
7.3

Shearwater

Animal Joy

Eighth album from the Austin, Texas indie rock band fronted by former Okkervil River member Jonathan Meiburg

Added: 08/02/2012
7.3

Robyn

Body Talk Pt. 1

The first of three new albums in 2010 from the Swedish electro-pop singer-songwriter

Added: 09/06/2010
7.3

Peter Matthew Bauer

Liberation!

First solo album from The Walkmen's multi-instrumentalist as the band enter an "extreme hiatus"

Added: 23/06/2014
7.3

Oh Sees

Smote Reverser

Twentieth album of psyched-out garage rock from the San Francisco band and second under the abbreviated moniker

Added: 15/08/2018
7.3

NZCA Lines

Infinite Summer

Second album of electronic R&B from Michael Lovett, now with guitarist Charlotte Hatherley (Bat For Lashes, Ash) and drummer Sarah Jones (Hot Chip)

Added: 22/01/2016
7.3

Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats

Tearing at the Seams

Second studio album with the Night Sweats from the Denver singer-songwriter

Added: 08/03/2018
7.3

Micah P Hinson

And The Pioneer Saboteurs

The American alt.country singer-songwriter and guitarist with his follow-up to last year's covers double album

Added: 24/06/2010
7.3

Laurie Anderson

Homeland

The long-serving experimental performance artist returns, with contributions from Lou Reed and Keiron Hebden

Added: 20/06/2010
7.3

Lana Del Rey

Honeymoon

Fourth studio album from the singer-songwriter, including a cover of Nina Simone's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Added: 18/09/2015
7.3

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Let's Turn It Into Sound

Eighth album from the Orcas Island-born, Los Angeles-based electronic producer

Added: 23/08/2022
7.3

John Prine

The Tree Of Forgiveness

First album of new songs in 13 years from the American country folk singer-songwriter produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit,Chris Stapleton, Ashley Monroe)

Added: 13/04/2018
7.3

Jim James

Regions Of Light And Sound Of God

Debut solo album from frontman of Louisville, Kentucky psych-rock band My Morning Jacket

Added: 31/01/2013
7.3

Japandroids

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

Third album from Canadian duo Brian King and David Prowse

Added: 19/01/2017
7.3

J Mascis

Tied To A Star

The third solo album from the Dinosaur Jr alt.rock mainman is another stripped back affair

Added: 22/08/2014
7.3

I Am Kloot

Let It All In

Album No.6 from the Manchester indie rock trio, again produced by Elbow's Guy Garvey and Craig Potter

Added: 15/01/2013
7.3

Field Music

Commontime

Fifth album of alternative pop from Sunderland band led by brothers David and Peter Brewis

Added: 02/02/2016
7.3

Etienne Jaumet

Night Music

French electronic producer with a debut solo album of avant garde low key dance tracks

Added: 09/12/2009
7.3

Engineers

Three Fact Fader

Second album from London based dream pop shoegazers

Added: 01/08/2009
7.3

Emmy The Great

Virtue

Second album from London based, Hong Kong-born indie/folk singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss

Added: 03/06/2011
7.3

Dum Dum Girls

I Will Be

Former frontwoman with post-punk act Grand Ole Party, Dee Dee, with her garage pop debut in her new guise

Added: 23/03/2010
7.3

Deradoorian

Find The Sun

Second solo album from LA-based experimental alt.rock musician Angel Deradoorian and former Dirty Projectors singer

Added: 18/09/2020
7.3

Dark Dark Dark

Who Needs Who

Album number three from this Minneapolis eight-piece, who deal in chamber pop

Added: 01/10/2012
7.3

Crystal Castles

III

The third album by the Canadian experimental synth noise duo

Added: 08/11/2012
7.3

Cornershop

Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast

First album in seven years from the British indie ethnic fusion outfit

Added: 26/07/2009
7.3

Chastity Belt

Chastity Belt

Fourth album from the Walla Walla, Washington indie rock four piece led by Julia Shapiro and co-produced by Jay Som

Added: 19/09/2019

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